Pops on Hops

By Barry Hummel and Abigail HummelMusic Music Commentary

Pops on Hops episodes

June 11, 2021 Tripping Walruses (The Beatles and Tripping Animals Brewing)
Barry and Abigail discuss Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles and sample a flight of four beers (Hound of Hades, Rudy Red Grapefruit Tartlets, Ever Haze, and Bandido) from Tripping Animals Brewing in Doral, Florida.
Many thanks to Ignacio Montenegro, owner and CMO of Tripping Animals Brewing, for speaking with us and for allowing us to invade the taproom for an afternoon!
You can follow Tripping Animals Brewing on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and see their fantastic can art on their website.
Did Paul McCartney really die in 1966? The history of the conspiracy theory by Vinyl Rewind
Read “Vicissitudes: Uncle Bugsy’s Crazy Writers Club,” and see if you can find the clues to Steve Moore’s fascinating disappearance!
Watch “An Apple for the Profs” and learn how The Beatles plagiarized two young Oxford students who could never seem to get their day in court!
Up next… Off to the Races by Jukebox the Ghost
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1 hr 49 min
June 04, 2021Bonus: A Dozen Updates (The Procession Reunion Special)
In one of the greatest twists of our fledgling podcast, members of The Procession (Paul Zawacki, John Schreffler Jr., and Greg Jong) joined Barry and Abigail for a reunion interview to set the record straight after all of the wild speculation from the last episode, “Musique Marécageuse.”
The interview covers the origin story of the band, their ill-fated tour, their amicable break-up, their current projects, and most importantly, some possible future plans!
Paul, John, and Greg covered a lot of ground. Here are links to just some of the many topics we covered:
A Dozen Let Downs by The Procession

Paul and John’s first band, Gordon Bennett

John’s MCU Wiki page

John’s recording studio, Fort Wolf Studios

Greg’s portfolio
Other bands featuring members of The Procession:
Shooter Jennings (John)

John's solo album, Broken Bravado

Pure Reason Revolution (Greg) - The Dark Third, Eupnea
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57 min
May 28, 2021 Musique Marécageuse (The Procession and Swamp Head Brewery)
Barry and Abigail discuss Musique Magnifique by The Procession and sample three beers (Low Tide, Petal Power, and Hop Stuff) from Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Florida.
J. Paul Zawacki, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and a clinical instructor at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
John F. Schreffler Jr. appeared as himself on an episode of The Punisher.
Greg Jong works in custom music composition, sound branding and songwriting.
Up next… Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
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1 hr 18 min
May 21, 2021 Bonus: R(ank).E.M. (R.E.M. and Royal Palm Brewing Company)
This podcast was the result of a long discussion during the pandemic. There was a lot of talk, but no action. So, Barry bought the basic gear required to record a simple podcast, and wrapped it up for Abigail for Christmas in 2020.
During that holiday break, Barry and Abigail put the equipment together to test it, and recorded a brief sample podcast to see if they thought it was worth pushing forward. Today, as a bonus episode, we are going to share that original recording!
Barry and Abigail rank their top five R.E.M. albums and share their favorite song from each album. Guess what! We have similar taste in music! We also taste Bubba Shet from Royal Palm Brewing Company in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and hear the long-awaited answer to the question “When did Barry first hear of R.E.M.?”.
Check out the playlist of Barry’s and Abigail’s favorite songs from their favorite R.E.M. albums!
Find out how Little Black Submarines by The Black Keys came up in the podcast!
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32 min
May 14, 2021 Dark Beer on the Edge of Town (Bruce Springsteen and Blackadder Brewing Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen and sample a flight of four beers (The Jerkmaker, James’ Brown, Date Night 2021, and A Bit of a Thickie) from Blackadder Brewing Company in Gainesville, Florida.
Bruce appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek in the same week!
Tired of heading to the factory everyday? Check out 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton and (Meet the) Flintstones by Bruce Springstone.
Check out Abigail’s favorite Springsteen album, Magic, and one of Barry’s favorite Springsteen albums, The Wild, the Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle!
Other Springsteen songs that came up during this episode: 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy), Born to Run, Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), Terry’s Song, Born in the U.S.A., Backstreets, Wild Billy’s Circus Story
See the setlist from Springsteen's show in Sunrise, Florida, on May 2, 2008.
Up next… Musique Magnifique by The Procession
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1 hr 30 min
April 30, 2021 The Fizzy Hops (The Happy Fits and Tuckahoe Brewing Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss Concentrate by The Happy Fits and sample three beers (Pineapple Piff, Conflicted Emotions, and Vibrant) from Tuckahoe Brewing Company in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
Check out the official videos for Achey Bones and Grow Back.
Watch 2CELLOS rock Welcome to the Jungle, just because you need to see it!
Up next… Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen
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1 hr 6 min
April 16, 2021 (Helen) Wheels Down the Shore (Paul McCartney and Wings and Garden State Beer Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings and sample a flight of four beers (Cream of the Crop, Blue Jersey, Nor’easter, and Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout) from Garden State Beer Company in Galloway, New Jersey.
Many thanks to the owners and staff of Garden State Beer Company, including Bryan and Jen Saul, Adam Curnow, Carisa Stairs, and Chad Roberts, for speaking with us and for allowing us to invade the taproom for an afternoon!
You can follow Garden State Beer Company on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, but unfortunately not on TikTok (yet!).
Chad Roberts’ The Back-40 airs lives on Sundays from 12:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern time on Spirit of Resistance Radio.
The Paul McCartney World Tour after the release of Flowers in the Dirt was documented in the live album Tripping the Live Fantastic (which includes The Fool on the Hill).
Ho Hey by The Lumineers
“A Mackintosh (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made out of rubberised fabric.” (Wikipedia)
Dustin Hoffman challenged Paul McCartney to write a song about Picasso’s last words.
Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney
Vintage Clothes by Paul McCartney
FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney
The Paul McCartney Project
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1 hr 37 min
April 02, 2021 Our Episode 2 (HAIM and Sailfish Brewing Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss Days Are Gone by HAIM and sample three seasonal beers (Passing Lane, Jolly Jingle Juice, and Pineapple Man) from Sailfish Brewing Company in Fort Pierce, Florida.
The Steps by HAIM
Lights of Home by U2
My Lights of Home 5 (mashup of the studio versions My Song 5 by HAIM and Lights of Home by U2, paired with video from live performances by HAIM and U2)
HAIM - Summer Girl on Song Exploder
Up next… Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings
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1 hr 18 min
March 19, 2021 Collapse Into the Catalog, Part 2 (R.E.M. and Odd Breed Wild Ales)
In part 2 of our pilot episode, Barry and Abigail speak “comprehensively and encyclopedically” about the next six albums in R.E.M.’s catalog, based on a challenge from R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME?, and taste Mahogany Tiger from Odd Breed Wild Ales in Pompano Beach, Florida.
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For the real music nerds among you, we have compiled full playlists for all of the albums and the three-track “sandwiches” we discussed:
Collapse Into the (Full) Catalog - Barry’s Picks
Collapse Into the (Full) Catalog - Abigail’s Picks
Collapse Into the Catalog Sandwiches - Barry’s Picks
Collapse Into the Catalog Sandwiches - Abigail’s Picks
R.E.M - Try Not to Breathe on Song Exploder
Up next… Days Are Gone by HAIM
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56 min
March 05, 2021 Collapse Into the Catalog (R.E.M. and Odd Breed Wild Ales)
In our pilot episode, Barry and Abigail speak “comprehensively and encyclopedically” about R.E.M.’s catalog, based on a challenge from R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME?, and taste Embla and Mahogany Tiger⁠ from Odd Breed Wild Ales in Pompano Beach, Florida.
For the real music nerds among you, we have compiled full playlists for all of the albums and the three-track “sandwiches” we discussed:
Collapse Into the (Full) Catalog - Barry’s Picks
Collapse Into the (Full) Catalog - Abigail’s Picks
Collapse Into the Catalog Sandwiches - Barry’s Picks
Collapse Into the Catalog Sandwiches - Abigail’s Picks
Watch Abigail learn how to walk to the tune of one of R.E.M.’s “dumb pop songs.”
R.E.M - Try Not to Breathe⁠ on Song Exploder
Up next… ⁠Days Are Gone⁠ by ⁠HAIM
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1 hr 48 min